A15.9 — Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified
ICD-10-CM
Prior Authorization
No Prior Auth Required
Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)
Documentation Required
- The submitted medical record must support the selected ICD-10-CM code(s), and the submitted CPT/HCPCS code must accurately describe the service performed.
- The medical record must include the legible signature of the physician or non-physician practitioner responsible for and providing the care.
- When billing CPT 84999 for the listed tests, include a note identifying the specific test in the Remarks (Part A) or Narrative (Part B) area of the claim.
- All documentation must be maintained in the patient's medical record, be legible, include patient identification (e.g., complete name) and dates of service, and be made available to the contractor upon request.
Key Coverage Criteria
- For tests that currently lack specific CPT codes (functional intracellular analysis and total antioxidant function), bill using CPT 84999 and add a note identifying which test was performed in the Remarks area for Part A claims and the Narrative area for Part B claims.
- Coverage and reasonable/necessary determinations for assays for vitamins and metabolic function are governed by LCD L34914 and claims must meet that LCD's requirements to be covered.
- 25-hydroxy vitamin D testing (including fractions, if performed) is covered when deemed reasonable and necessary per Local Coverage Determination L33771.
- Pharmacogenomics (PGx) testing is covered when it is reasonable and necessary per LCD L39063 and Medicare coverage rules for the beneficiary's clinical indication.
- CPT 81418 (PGx multi-gene panel) is covered when the test assays at least 6 genes, including CYP2C19 and CYP2D6 and CYP2D6 duplication/deletion analysis, and the panel is clinically indicated to guide drug therapy.
- A clinician-ordered single gene or allele test is considered covered when the billed component corresponds to the single gene/allele that was reasonable and necessary, even if the laboratory platform concurrently interrogated other genes operationally.
16 Active Policies
A59915 — Billing and Coding: Pharmacogenomic Testing
J06
A59914 — Billing and Coding: Pharmacogenomic Testing
J06
L39995 — Pharmacogenomic Testing
J06
L33771 — Vitamin D; 25 hydroxy, includes fraction(s), if performed
J09
A56841 — Billing and Coding: Vitamin D; 25 hydroxy, includes fraction(s), if performed
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